SEGUE


Meaning of SEGUE in English

I. ˈse-(ˌ)gwā, ˈsā- verb imperative

Etymology: Italian, there follows, from seguire to follow, from Latin sequi — more at sue

Date: circa 1740

1. : proceed to what follows without pause — used as a direction in music

2. : perform the music that follows like that which has preceded — used as a direction in music

II. intransitive verb

( se·gued ; se·gue·ing )

Date: circa 1913

1. : to proceed without pause from one musical number or theme to another

2. : to make a transition without interruption from one activity, topic, scene, or part to another

segued smoothly into the next story

III. noun

Date: circa 1937

: the act or an instance of segueing

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.